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Robert Mapplethorpe
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Overview
Born
November 4
,
1946
·
Queens, New York, USA
Died
March 9
,
1989
·
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
(AIDS)
Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Mini Bio
Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for
Breathless (1983)
,
Lady (1984)
and
Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978)
. He died on March 9, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Trivia
His work has been referenced on
The Simpsons (1989)
. In
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (1994)
, Homer inadvertently picks up a copy of one of his nude photograph books, and is immediately horrified.
Ex-boyfriend of
Patti Smith
. Lifetime companion of
Sam Wagstaff
.
Grew up in Floral Park, New York.
In 1972 he met art curator Sam Wagstaff who gave him $500,000 to buy a loft at 24 Bond St.
Had three brothers and two sisters.
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I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.
I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.
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